Take a tour of the house where Dame Ngaio Marsh lived for 77 years. Dame Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) was one of New Zealand’s most remarkable and charismatic women. She was world-renowned as a crime fiction writer and as an eminent Shakespearian producer. 

The house, which has been enlarged over the years, was built when Ngaio was just ten, and was designed by leading Christchurch architect Samuel Hurst Seager. See where her most famous works were composed, and imagine the elegant parties in the Long Room.

The Ngaio Marsh House and Heritage Trust also invites you to contribute to our memory book, share your memories of Ngaio Marsh, small or large – we are keen to hear them. 

This exhibition is part of a wider series of events related to one of Canterbury's most famous authors, see also: